Abydos King List
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Abydos King List The Abydos King List, also known as the Abydos Table, is a list of the names of seventy-six kings of Ancient Egypt, found on a wall of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. It consists of three rows of thirty-eight cartouches (borders enclosing the name of a king) in each row. The upper two rows contain names of the kings, while the third row merely The start of the king list, showing Seti repeats Seti I's throne name and praenomen. and his son - Ramesses II - on the way to making an offering to Ptah- Besides providing the order of the Old Seker-Osiris, on behalf of their 72 ancestors - the contents of the king Kingdom kings, it is the sole source to date of list. Ramesses is depicted holding the names of many of the kings of the Seventhcensers. and Eighth Dynasties, so the list is valued greatly for that reason. This list omits the names of many earlier pharaohs who were apparently considered illegitimate — such as the Hyksos, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamen, and Ay. Contents of the king list Drawing of the cartouches in the Abydos King List. First Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 1 to 8 n° Common name the list Meni. Probably 1 Menes King Narmer. Teti. Same name 2 Hor-Aha in Turin King List. Iti. Same name in 3 Djer Turin King List. Ita. Called Itui in 4 Djet Turin King List. Septi. Called Qenti 5 Den in Turin King List. Meribiap. Called 6 Merbiapen in Turin Anedjib King List. Semsu. Called 7 Semsem in Turin Semerkhet. King List. Qebeh. Same 8 name in Turin King Qa'a. List. Second Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 9 to 14 n° Common name the list Bedjau. Called 9 Baunetjer in Turin Hotepsekhemwy King List. Kakau. Same 10 name in Turin King Raneb List. Banetjer. Same 11 name in Turin King Ninetjer List. Wadjnas. Name 12 damaged in Turin Weneg King List. Sendi. Called 13 Senedj in Turin Senedj King List. Djadjay. Called 14 Bebti in Turin King Khasekhemwy List. Third Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 15 to 19 n° Common name the list Nebka. Same 15 name in Turin King Nebka List. Djeser-za. Djoser- 16 it in Turin King Djoser List. Teti. Djoser-ti in 17 Sekhemkhet Turin King List. Sedjes. Hudjefa in 18 Khaba Turin King List. Neferkara. Huni in 19 Huni Turin King List. Fourth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 20 to 25 n° Common name the list Sneferu. Senefer 20 Sneferu in Turin King List. Khufu. Name 21 missing in Turin Khufu King List. Djedefre. Name 22 missing in Turin Djedefre King List. Khafra. 23 Incomplete name Khafra in Turin King List Menkaura. Name 24 missing in Turin Menkaura King List. Shepseskaf. 25 Name missing in Shepseskaf Turin King List. Fifth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 26 to 33 n° Common name the list Userkaf. Name 26 partially lost in Userkaf Turin king list. Sahure. Name lost 27 Sahure in Turin King List. 28 Kakai Neferirkare Kakai 29 Neferefre Neferefre 30 Nyuserre Nyuserre Ini 31 Menkauhor Menkauhor Kaiu Djedkare. Djed in 32 Djedkare Isesi Turin King List. Unis. Same name 33 Unas in Turin King List. Sixth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 34 to 39 n° Common name the list 34 Teti Teti 35 Userkare Userkare 36 Meryre Pepi I Meryre Merenre 37 Merenre Nemtyemsaf II 38 Neferkare Pepi II Neferkare Merenre 39 Merenre Saemsaf Nemtyemsaf II Eighth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 40 to 47 n° Common name the list 40 Netjerikare Netjerkare 41 Menkare Menkare 42 Neferkare Neferkare II 43 Neferkare Neby Neferkare Neby 44 Djedkare Shemai Djedkare Shemai 45 Neferkare Khendu Neferkare Khendu 46 Merenhor Merenhor 47 Sneferka Neferkamin Name written in Cartouches 48 to 56 n° Common name the list 48 Nikare Nikare 49 Neferkare Tereru Neferkare Tereru 50 Neferkahor Neferkahor Neferkare Neferkare 51 Pepiseneb Pepiseneb 52 Sneferka Anu Neferkamin Anu 53 Kaukara Qakare Ibi 54 Neferkaure Neferkaure II 55 Neferkauhor Neferkauhor 56 Neferirkare Neferirkare Eleventh/Twelfth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 57 to 61 n° Common name the list 57 Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II 58 Sankhkare Mentuhotep III 59 Sehetepibre Amenemhat I 60 Kheperkare Senusret I 61 Nubkaure Amenemhat II Name written in Cartouches 62 to 65 n° Common name the list 62 Khakheperre Senusret II 63 Khakaure Senusret III 64 Nimaatre Amenemhat III 65 Maakherure Amenemhat IV Eighteenth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 66 to 74 n° Common name the list 66 Nebpehtira Ahmose I 67 Djeserkara Amenhotep I 68 Aakheperkara Thutmose I 69 Aakheperenra Thutmose II 70 Menkheperra Thutmose III 71 Aakheperura Amenhotep II 72 Menkheperura Thutmose IV 73 Nebmaatra Amenhotep III Djeserkheperura 74 Haremheb Setepenra Nineteenth Dynasty Name written in Cartouches 75 and 76 n° Common name the list 75 Menpehtira Ramesses I 76 Menmaatra Seti I Cartouches 75 and 76 (Click to enlarge) See also Karnak king list Palermo Stone Saqqara Tablet Turin King List Medinet Habu king list External links Abydos Table Abydos King List Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abydos King List. .